September 26-28, 2025
Kimball Arts Center
1757 N Kimball Ave
Chicago, IL 60647
The Design Summit for Friends of Friends is an interdisciplinary and intergenerational event that brings like-minded creatives together for meaningful conversations about leveraging design to make positive change.
2023 Presenters
Theaster Gates
Theaster Gates
Reza Nik
Reza Nik
Amanda Williams
Amanda Williams
VITIGRRL
VITIGRRL
Sam Thousand
Sam Thousand
Design Summit Advisory Committee
Lucy Angel Camarena
Davey Friday
Steffe Harwood
Gabriel Moreno
Anthony Mosley
Nadine Nakanishi
Karen Nelson
Joshua Son
Craig Stevenson
Tanner Woodford
Mobile Makers Team and Board Members
Maya Bird-Murphy
Maliq Cherry
Stephen Cortez
Karli Honroth
DaMario Walker-Brown
Kim Lovely
Dave Pabellon
2023 Sponsors
Partner Level
Collaborator Level
Ally Level
Buddy Level
Pal Level
In-Kind
